Portable grazing-pen and chicken-coop.



B. SIPANKB. f PORTABLEIGBAZING'PEN AND CHICKEN COOP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 20, 1912.

1,109,477, v l Patentedept. 1, 1914.

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B. SPANKEI PORTABLE GRAZING PEN AND CHICKEN COOP. APPLIoA'rIoN PILBDVJUL'Y 2o, 1912.

1,109,477, v v Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

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Be it known t at I, BONIFACEy SPANKE,

a citizen of they 'United States, residing at Nevada, in the county of Vernon and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Grazing- Pens and Chicken-(loops, of which the following is a specication.

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` My invention relatesy to a combinedportable knock-'down grazing-pen and chicken-I coop, the primary object being to providefa pen which may be easily moved from place l -to place with easeandconvenience and with the least possible disturbance to the chickens 4in thepen. l With the foregoing in view, this invention comprises two inverted U- shaped members restingat theirflower ends on rollers-,' said members' adapted to be placed vertically and side the rollers,'so that in moving the pen f fromplace to place the chickens are proconnected together by cross-members in connection with va set of reticulated panels depending from this frame-work inplanes intected from the rollers.

" My invention further consistsofa frame,

reticulated' top and side anels arranged withinthe outer planes oflt e frame, a-coo mounted over and carried by the pen, an a removable bottom between the pen andthe coopg, l

In theaccompanyingj drawings: Figure 1 is a viewin perspective, Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section through the coop, Fig.y 3 is .agtransverse section through the coop and 'pen,1and Fig."4 is a view showing the parts in their knock-down condition.'v y

y 'Ihe grazing-pen may bel made of any desired material, in size and vdimensions to v'suit vthe requirements, .and it comprises a frame kA made of two inverted U-shaped. side members arranged vertically and supl Vvporteduat their lower'ends on rollers or casters 2, 2, and cross-braces 1, 1, connect these members bothfattopv andbottom, thus forming a rigid frame. Reticulated panels `3,5 3, depend from the upper horizontal portions of the frame in planes'within theroll-v ers or casters, as shown in Fi s. 1 and2-,to

'a point only slightly above t e surface vof the ground, so that the chickens are protected and not run over. by the rollers in moving the pen from place to place while at the same time the, bottom open so they stand-*upon the ground and can travel with -ron'raBLE antenne-PEN Memoiren-coo?.

"xthe'pen as it is moved. The vmain port-ion of the top is open, and above it is mounted `the coop C, the spaces at the sides being covered by the reticulated tops 4, 4.

The coop can be made in any approved form, but preferably ist of the knock-down type and comprises sides 5, 5, hinged to the sections C, C, and the removable ends 7, 7,l

and has one slope 8 of the roof hinged or removable at the ridge whereby to gain access to the interior of the coop. Nests 9, 9, are provided within the coop. There is a sliding or :removable bottom 10. which divides the coop from the pen when slid in, or throws the two into communication with each other when pulled out. `Whenclosed, this bottom 10 will protect the fowls during the night, and in cold weather will alord ventilation and at the same time keep the coop warm. Perches 11, 11, are placed within the coop, andl cans 12 are adapted to contain water, pipes 13, 13, extending down a suitable distance to the. cups or pans 14, 14 to supply water to the latter. A valve -15 in eachpipe controls the jflow of water. I t is convenient to take both the coop and pen apart and store it in comparatively small space, as is illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings; and at the same time it is easy to as semble.

f It is evident that more 'or less slight changes might be resorted to inthe formy and arrangement of the several parts described withoutv departure from the lspirit and scope of my invention, and hence I do not wish to be limited to the exact construe'- vtion herein set forth, but

I claim:

'-1. A knock-down port-able grazing pen comprising a frame made up of inverted U- shaped members and cross-bars, said frame mounted and supported at its lower ends on rollers, an open bottom, covered top, and reticulated side panels depending from the frame and `located a sulicient distance in from the rollers to ai'ord protection for the poultry in vmoving the pen `from place to place, said rollers forming the sole support of the pen and holding the lower edges of "the panels at a substantially uniform disand coop comprising a frame made up of i inverted U-shaped sides, and` cross-rods,

said frame mounted and carried at its lower In testimony whereof I alx my' signature, ends on rollers, a coop earrled on sind frame m presence oi' two Wltnesses. and hzwlng a movable bottom between the T coop and pen forming a door-Way between BOB IFACE SPANKE 5 the two, and reteulated side-panels Carried Witnesses:

by the frame in planes Within the areas of O. H. Hoss, the rollers. S. C. CARTER.

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